1^4 Flora of the Palousc Region 



bracted raceme: corolla ovate, urn-shaped, 5-toothed: stamens 10; 

 anthers 2-celled, awned on the back: stigma 5-lobed: capsule glo- 

 bose, depressed, 5-lobed, 5-celled: seeds very numerous. 



P. andromedea Nutt. A reddish purple glandular-hairy herb, with 

 straight simple flowering stems, 30-90 cm. high: roots coral-like, much 

 branched: scale-like leaves brownish, scarious, attenuate-lanceolate, largest 

 and most numerous below, 1-3 cm. long: raceme elongated, the flowers nod- 

 ding, on pedicels 1-2 cm. long, bracts small, narrow: flowers white or pink- 

 ish, 4-5 mm. broad: capsules flattened, globose, 1 cm. wide. Coniferous 

 woods, Thatuna Hills. The plants die after blooming. 



222. MENZIESIA. 



Low shrubs: leaves alternate, hairy, deciduous: flowers small, 

 nodding, greenish-purple, in terminal corymbs or umbels, devel- 

 oped with the leaves: calyx small or minute, flattish, 4-toothed or 

 lobed: corolla cylindrical to urn-shaped, 4-lobed: stamens 8: cap- 

 sule ovoid, woody, 4-celled, 4-valved, many-seeded. 



M. glabella Gray. Erect shrub, 1-2 m. high, the branches inclined to 

 be falselv whorled, the young branchlets puberulent: leaves thin, oblong or 

 obovate,' obtuse, short-mucronate, cuneate at base, serrulate and ciliate, 

 minutely puberulent, paler beneath, 2-5 cm. long; petioles short: pedicels 

 slender," 2-4 cm. long, glaudular-puberulent: corolla oblong or ovoid-cam- 

 panulate, reddish-yellow, 7-9 mm. long: filaments pubescent below: capsules 

 oblong or obovoid^ mostly glabrous; seeds tailed at each end. Deep woods, 

 Thatuna Hills. None of the characters which are supposed to distinguish 

 this from M. ferruginea Smith hold good. 



223. ARCTOSTAPHYLOS. 



Low shrubs (in ours): leaves alternate, coriaceous, persistent, 

 entire or with a few irregular teeth: flowers small, nodding, pink 

 or white, in terminal racemes or clusters: corolla ovate and urn- 

 shaped, with 5 short teeth: stamens 10; anthers with two reflexed 

 awns on the back: drupe berry-like with 5-10 seed-like nutlets. 



A. UVa-ursi Spreng. Prostrate or trailing shrub with red bark, the much 

 branched stems 20-80 cm. long, forming dense mats, glabrous throughout or 

 minutely puberulent: leaves evergreen, leathery, spatulate-obovate, obtuse 

 or notched, cuneate at base, 1-3 cm. long, short-petioled: flowers in short 

 racemes: corolla pink, ovate, 4-5 mm. long: filaments hairy: fruit bright-red, 

 glabrous, 5-8111111. in diameter. Dry pine woods, common. 



224. VACCINIUM. 



Branching shrubs: leaves alternate, often coriaceous: flowers 

 small, solitary or in racemes or clusters: corolla various in shape, 

 epigynous, 4-5-cleft: stamens 8 or 10; anthers sometimes 2-awned 

 on the back: fruit a 4-5-celled or sometimes 8-10-celled berry: 

 seeds numerous. 



